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1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
year1986–87
teamWyoming Cowboys
sportBasketball
conferenceWestern Athletic Conference
short_confWAC
CoachRank17
record24–10
conf_record11–5
head_coachJim Brandenburg
hc_year9th
stadiumArena-Auditorium
championWAC Tournament Champions
tourneyNCAA men's Division I tournament
tourney_resultSweet Sixteen

The 1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. ("Cowboys" is solely used to refer to the university's men's sports; women's teams and athletes are known as "Cowgirls".) The Cowboys, then a member of the Western Athletic Conference, played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium.

The Cowboys were led by Fennis Dembo, who led the 1987 NCAA Tournament in scoring by averaging 27.8 points per game.

Roster

  • Jim Brandenburg ()

Regular season

Player stats

PlayerGamesField goalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsBlocksStealsPoints
Fennis Dembo
Eric Leckner

NCAA basketball tournament

  • West
    • Wyoming 64 (12),Virginia (5) 60
    • Wyoming 78, UCLA (4) 68
    • UNLV (1) 92, Wyoming 78

Rankings

Main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Cowboys was selected in the 1987 NBA draft. Fennis Dembo would be drafted in the 1988 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.

Awards and honors

  • Fennis Dembo, First Team All-Western Athletic Conference
  • Fennis Dembo, Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year

References

References

  1. "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions".
  2. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. "1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".
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